Negative emotional consequences of labour market activation policies for long-term unemployed young adults in Finland

Ylistö, Sami; Husu, Hanna-Mari

doi:10.1108/ijssp-02-2021-0039

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“…The key area of interest explored could be factors influencing youth unemployment such as duration dependence (Flek et al , 2015; Cockx and Picchio, 2013; Raaum, 2009; García-Pérez and Muñoz-Bullón, 2005), skills (Cyron and Mehrotra, 2022; Groh et al , 2016), training (Šileika, 2004; Upward, 2002), income distribution (De Fraja et al , 2021; Singh et al , 2020), labour market (Liotti, 2022; Ylistö and Husu, 2021; Ranchhod and Daniels, 2021; Bradley and Crouchley, 2020), policies (Jumpah, 2020; Focacci, 2020), wage determination (Gabriel and Schmitz, 2020; Vasilescu and Begu, 2019), minimum wage (Fialová and Mysíková, 2021; Marimpi and Koning, 2018), labour supply (Holford, 2020; McTier and McGregor, 2018), education (Cyron and Mehrotra, 2022; Juárez et al , 2022; Krahn et al , 2015; Odoardi, 2020; Pompei and Selezneva, 2021; Meyer and Mncayi, 2021) and youth entrepreneurship (Munyuki and Jonah, 2021; Justina and Emmanuel, 2020; Jumpah, 2020; Ubogu, 2020).…”

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A bibliometric study of reference literature on youth unemployment

Ralph

Arora

2022

JEC

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the global issues of youth unemployment using bibliometric analysis covering the period from 1983 to 2022. There is a dearth of a bibliometric study analysis on unemployment, particularly youth unemployment even at the global level. The present study seeks to fill this gap by exploring the prominent studies related to youth unemployment at the global level. Design/methodology/approach Using VOSviewer software bibliometric results and the Scopus database, the study uncovered the most frequently cited, prominent and influential authors, as well as the institutions that have worked on youth unemployment and the most prominent keywords published on youth unemployment. Findings Nearly 80% of the research articles on youth unemployment were published from 2005 to 2022, and a significant increase in publication after 2012 is observed. Based on the published papers, the most studied determinants of youth unemployment are increased levels of regional economic advances, state demographics, relocation, household conditions, regional openness and export/import. Economic freedom, labour market reforms, economic growth, high proportion of part-time employment, active labour market policies, minimum wage norms, extent of bargaining scope and alignment are prominent determinants that reduce unemployment at large and improve labour market performance of youth in particular. Research limitations/implications Bibliometric analysis, like the present study, can narrow down the most prominent sources of information on youth unemployment for beginners in this field of research. Practical implications This bibliometric study on youth employment assists researchers and policymakers in understanding and summarizing the necessary determinants of youth employment that are already being identified and studied based on practical evidence from the authors’ case study-based research work. The present study raises the issue of youth unemployment at large. It helps in identifying factors in one place and thus new researchers can use it as a starting point for their research on youth unemployment. It helps in providing clustering of factors. It highlighted the significant studies, authors and institutions working in this field. Social implications On social implication, it can be argued that studies on topics related to human resources have a direct impact on society standards. By producing scientific knowledge that aids in the recognition of the complexities of human processes and behaviours, social science research significantly contributes to the enrichment of the community as a whole. When young people are unemployed, it causes social unrest and may increase crime and terrorism, all of which contribute to political instability. Youth unemployment causes psychological illness because of anxiety, alienation and depression. As a result, it causes social instability and necessitates immediate attention in all societies. The present study highlights that although the unemployment rate of youth is significantly higher in underdeveloped countries than the developed countries, their representation in the publication is significantly low. This under-representation of countries shows their lack of commitment to society in working on the issue of youth unemployment. Originality/value It is assumed that there are plenty of research studies on unemployment, particularly at the global level. However, various domains of researchers may require a bibliometric kind of analysis wherein they may get an idea about the prominent number of literatures arguing concerning issues at large, in the sense of “focused studies” covering the comprehensive viewpoint on youth unemployment. The paper aimed to emphasize the topic of youth unemployment, its development in the research field and the usefulness of bibliometric analysis in social sciences in general, and youth unemployment in particular.

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A bibliometric study of reference literature on youth unemployment

Ralph

Arora

2022

JEC

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“…On the one hand, such a pull reproduces the low impact of active labour market policies on upward mobility for disadvantaged groups in conservative welfare states (Auer and Fossati, 2020; Bonoli and Liechti, 2018). On the other hand, clients' experiences of injustice, wrongful treatment and a programme's goals colliding and clients' needs increases negative aspects on well-being (Ylistö and Husu, 2021). To counteract a Matthew effect, even in a voluntary programme, an assessment of (un)intended effects of the performance goals on social rights may limit such developments.…”

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They do what they must: caseworkers at the public employment service in Vienna

Leibetseder

2022

IJSSP

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PurposeConcerning the decision-making of frontline bureaucrats, research has suggested that caseworkers take into account a broader range of legal, organisational, professional and personal aspects. Their decision-making can offset social rights, when it neglects policy goals, but it can support social rights if the decisions consider clients' perspective.Design/methodology/approachBased on a factorial survey experiment with 197 Viennese caseworkers of the employment service, the caseworkers were asked how likely they would be to refer nine different typical clients to the introductory session for the programme “Women into Technical and Craft Professions”, whereby different dimensions were altered to grasp regulations and clients' perspective.FindingsIn the multilevel analysis, the interest of the clients in a technical-educational programme demonstrates the strongest positive effect, which complies with the programme's political intention. Other pertinent criteria may support clients' interests and the organizational performance goals, but neglect clients' position, when they counteract performance goals. Primarily, caseworkers do what they must and follow mandatory and performance criteria.Research limitations/implicationsOn the caseworker's level, further research should aim to reach larger samples. Furthermore, the impact of performance goals on caseworker's decision making has to regard different professional groups beside personnel and labour market experts.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that a focus on the micro-level is needed to evaluate the impact of social policies. The practitioner's position is crucial to juggling legal goals and client's need.Social implicationsPerformance goals ought to better reflect social rights on a broader scale.Originality/valueThis article provides new evidence on the level of discretion caseworkers execute.

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“…Psychological ill-being is known as an integral and distinct aspect of psychological functioning (Stebbings et al, 2012;Ryff et al, 2006). Given the high and considerable psychological costs of unemployment during COVID-19, good wellbeing-related outcomes may be crucial (Ylist€ o and Husu, 2021). The effects of unemployment on one's health and well-being are detrimental (Handanagic et al, 2022).…”

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Hospitality and COVID-19: a willingness to choose e-consultation owing to unemployment and home isolation

Behera

Bala

Panigrahi

et al. 2022

BIJ

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PurposeCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared as a pandemic since COVID-19's widespread outbreak and the hospitality industry has been the hardest hit due to lockdown. Consequently, hospitality workers are suffering from the negative aspects of mental health. In the event of such a crisis, this study aims to explore the link between unemployment and home isolation to the willingness to choose electronic consultation (e-consultation) by exploiting psychological ill-being and behavioural intention (BI) with marital status as a moderator.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative methodology is applied to primary data collected from 310 workers from the hospitality industry through an online survey.FindingsFindings of this study suggest that the usage of the e-consultation service can be adopted using three levels. There are valid reasons to conclude unemployment and home isolation are linked to higher rates of psychological health behaviours, which can result in stigma, loss of self-worth and increased mortality. The adverse effect is higher for single individuals than for married people.Originality/valueThe study focussed on e-consultation, BI coupled with the Fishbein scale and a classification model for the prediction of willingness to choose e-consultation with the extension of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB).

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Negative emotional consequences of labour market activation policies for long-term unemployed young adults in Finland

Cited by 4 publications

References 35 publications

A bibliometric study of reference literature on youth unemployment

A bibliometric study of reference literature on youth unemployment

They do what they must: caseworkers at the public employment service in Vienna

Hospitality and COVID-19: a willingness to choose e-consultation owing to unemployment and home isolation

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